Title: Front Cover: In vivo detection of endotracheal tube biofilms in intubated critical care patients using catheter‐based optical coherence tomography (J. Biophotonics 5/2019)
Abstract:A catheter‐based OCT system is used in intubated mechanically‐ventilated critical care patients for the in vivo detection of endotracheal tube biofilm formation, which has been linked to ventilator‐as...A catheter‐based OCT system is used in intubated mechanically‐ventilated critical care patients for the in vivo detection of endotracheal tube biofilm formation, which has been linked to ventilator‐associated pneumonia and death. The combination of attenuation coefficient and structural imaging enables longitudinal monitoring of biofilm growth and differentiation from mucus. In contrast to conventional diagnostic procedures, this approach provides effective real‐time bed‐side detection of biofilms. Further details can be found in the article by Roshan Dsouza, Darold R. Spillman Jr., Ronit Barkalifa, et al. ( e201800307 ). imageRead More